There are surprisingly only 3 nursing homes in Gary, Indiana, providing for a population of 85,171 people. Sadly, the nursing homes here received a city grade of D, which is a very weak score at the city level. As bad as this grade is, we surprisingly found gave the nearby city of Cicero an even worse grade. With Cicero receiving an awful grade, we would advise you to tread carefully in either city. Despite all of its shortcomings, one of the few highlights of this city's profile is its strong nursing score. You can continue reading to find out about nursing and other category grades
Despite receiving an abysmal overall grade, the nursing homes in Gary performed favorably in the area of nursing. In fact, it earned one of our higher ratings in this area with a B. We analyzed the licensure of nurses at the facility, in addition to the number of hours the nurses were with residents, in computing our score in this category. Surprisingly, Gary performed decently in the area of short-term care as well, where it earned a B- for this category. In the other categories we looked at, Gary were awarded a C in our inspections category and a grade of D for long-term care. Clearly, this city's long-term care score really dragged down its overall grade.